bench n
1. a long seat for more than one person
2. the reserve players on a team; "our team has a strong bench"
3. a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below) [syn: terrace]
4. persons who administer justice [syn: judiciary]
5. a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic [syn: workbench, work bench]
6. the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively v
7. take out of a game; of players
8. exhibit on a bench; "bench the poodles at the dog show"

Bench \Bench\, v. i. To sit on a seat of justice. [R.] --Shak.

Bench \Bench\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Benched; p. pr. & vb. n. Benching.]
1. To furnish with benches. 'T was benched with turf. --Dryden. Stately theaters benched crescentwise. --Tennyson.
2. To place on a bench or seat of honor. Whom I . . . have benched and reared to worship. --Shak.

Bench \Bench\, n.; pl. Benches. [OE. bench, benk, AS. benc; akin to Sw. b["a]nk, Dan b[ae]nk, Icel. bekkr, OS., D., & G. bank. Cf. Bank, Beach.]
1. A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length. Mossy benches supplied the place of chairs. --Sir W. Scott.
2. A long table at which mechanics and other work; as, a carpenter's bench.
3. The seat where judges sit in court. To pluck down justice from your awful bench. --Shak.
4. The persons who sit as judges; the court; as, the opinion of the full bench. See King's Bench.
5. A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public; -- so named because the animals are usually placed on benches or raised platforms.
6. A conformation like a bench; a long stretch of flat ground, or a kind of natural terrace, near a lake or river. Bench mark (Leveling), one of a number of marks along a line of survey, affixed to permanent objects, to show where leveling staffs were placed. Bench of bishops, the whole body of English prelates

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